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Solon Public Library

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March Storytime

Storytime is a program every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. for children ages 2 through 5, featuring stories, songs and rhymes followed by a craft. Younger siblings are also welcome to attend. Until a new youth services librarian has been hired, we will have a special guest Storytime leader, Debb Green.

Learning Express Library now available online

Improving the job search process, preparing for career certification, raising college entrance test scores, and improving 21st century basic skills are all possible on the library’s website.
Click on the Learning Express logo on the library’s website, www.solon.lib.ia.ua, and enjoy free, unlimited access to interactive skill building courses in math, reading and writing, as well as a broad range of practice tests based on official exams such as the ACT, SAT, GED, ASVAB Core, and EMT Basic, as well as firefighter, police officer, paramedic, Allied Healthcare, U.S. citizenship, postal worker, cosmetology and real estate agent and broker exams.
The Learning Express Library provides over 770 of the most up-to-date test preparation and skill-building resources, helping both students and adults prepare for a wide range of academic and career oriented exams as well as improve basic skills in reading, writing and math. In addition, job-skills tutorials are available to assist in creating a resume, honing interviewing techniques, and improving business communications. Library patrons also have the option of selecting from more than 130 e-book titles to help learners of all ages prepare for success. The platform includes self-paced study, instant scoring and diagnostic feedback.

New catalog, new features

Now that the new catalog system is up and running, we hope you’re discovering some of the great new features of it. When you are searching for an item, you can now see the cover art for many selections on the right side of the screen. You can see quickly if the item is available, checked out, when it’s due and if there are any holds on it. After you sign in with your account number, if you click on the my account tab, you can quickly see how many items you have checked out, on hold, and if you have any outstanding fines. The items out tab also shows how many people are on the hold list for an item you have checked out. You can easily renew items from that screen as long as no other patron has a hold on that item. Clicking on the reserved items tab you can now see what number you are on the hold list. You can also activate a checkout history tab if you want to be able to see what items you have checked out. If you have an email address on file (my account tab) then you can set a day of the week to receive weekly reminders of what you have checked out, when due dates are, and any fines. If your email is not on file with the library, ask to have it added the next time you’re at the library.

Recent Book Arrivals:

Fiction:
• “The Good House” by Ann Leary. A riveting novel in which an engaging and wildly irreverent woman is in complete denial– about herself, her drinking and her love for a man she’s known all her life. (The author, Ann Leary, is the wife of comedian Denis Leary).
• “The Aviator’s Wife” by Melanie Benjamin. An imagined novel of the complicated marriage of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, revealing both its dizzying highs and its devastating lows.
• “The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow” by Rita Leganski. the tale of a mute boy whose gift of wondrous hearing reveals family secrets and forgotten voodoo lore, and exposes a murder that threatens the souls of those who love him.
Non-Fiction
• “Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II” by Adam Makos.
• “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” by Jeanne Theoharis. A definitive political biography of Rosa Parks which examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement.

Easter stuffed animals for sale by Friends

Friends of the Library will have a variety of plush bunnies and other Easter items available for sale at low prices near the used book cart. Shop early for best selection.

SHS and Community Reading Together

This year’s selection for the Thinking Critically About Issues in Science: Solon HS and the Community Reading Together program is “The Panic Virus” by Seth Mnookin, and copies are available at the library. The Solon High School Media Center will host the community book discussion on Thursday, April 4, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Bring your own lunch for a social time at 11 a.m. A discussion will be led by anatomy and physiology students.